IN SITU BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM MUNICIPAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT CLARIFIER EFFLUENT STREAM

摘要

The natural occurrence of micro-algal species in water treatment plants introduces many operationalrnproblems. If one, however, considers the high lipid, protein and carbohydrate content, micro-algae become attractivernas feedstock for biofuels production. The aim of this study was to produce in situ biodiesel by means of hydrothermalrnand in situ thermochemical liquefaction under supercritical methanol conditions using micro-algae from a waterrntreatment plant as feedstock.